Research Article
Prevalence of Successful Aging in the Elderly in Western Mexico
Table 1
Socio-demographic Characteristic by Sex.
| | Characteristic | Women
% () | Men
% () | Total
% () |
| | Sex*** | 62.5 (1949) | 37.5 (1167) | 100.0 (3116) | | Age, years*** | | | | | 60–69 | 45.6 (889) | 37.8 (441) | 42.7 (1330) | | 70–79 | 34.0 (662) | 39.4 (460) | 36.0 (1122) | | 80–89 | 17.4 (340) | 19.2 (224) | 18.1 (564) | | 90+ | 3.0 (58) | 3.6 (42) | 3.2 (100) | | Education (level)*** | | | | Did not attend
school | 21.0 (409) | 19.5 (228) | 20.4 (637) | Less than high
school | 59.0 (1150) | 53.6 (626) | 57.0 (1776) | High school or
higher | 20.0 (390) | 26.8 (313) | 22.6 (703) | | Marital status*** | | | | | Married | 45.9 (894) | 71.5 (834) | 55.5 (1728) | Widowed/separated/
divorced | 46.4 (904) | 24.5 (286) | 38.2 (1190) | | Never married | 7.7 (151) | 4.0 (47) | 6.4 (198) | | Pension*** | | | | | Yes | 9.4 (184) | 41.0 (478) | 21.2 (662) | | No | 90.6 (1785) | 49.0 (689) | 78.8 (2454) |
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